Eyeopener Tour: Music Maestros

In the category of places that make you stop and do a double take, The Orange Show has to top anyones list. But their own kookiness isnt enough for them, apparently, as the folks at the show host a series of Eyeopener tours, bringing busloads to other places that meet the double take description. Todays trip, called Music Maestros, is more of an aural experience than a visual one, as it explores Houstons musical history. First stop is the high-tech Sugar Hill Studios, which in the past has hosted the likes of Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones and Selena. From there, its on to the Gulf Coast Electronics Museum, which grew out of a custom-sound and retail store founded in 1946. The tour winds up at The Ink Spots Museum, featuring memorabilia from the 1930s rhythm-and-blues group  as well as its last living member, 104-year-old Huey Long. (Hows that for living history?) Buses depart The Orange Show at 1 p.m. 2402 Munger. For information, call 713-926-6368 or visit www.orangeshow.org. $40 to $60.
Sun., Nov. 16, 1 p.m., 2008